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Assignment for Friday, January 27:


 * Read this [|sample three-paragraph essay] so you remember the format for a three-paragraph essay.
 * Please write a three-paragraph descriptive essay: Describe the most important thing in your life. Describe the 2nd and 3rd most important things.
 * Please name your document: number, name, Important, Green
 * Don't forget that you MUST have a topic and number sentence and that it should be at the end of your intro.
 * This essay should be 12-14 sentences long: Intro should be 3-4 sentences. **Each** **main point** in the body should be at least **two** sentences, and your conclusion should be 3-4 sentences long.

Spring Semester:
 * ** Finish Shurley 8 **
 * **Writing a Summary **
 * Summary of "Lexington and Concord" article
 * **Topic Sentences and Paragraph Structure **
 * [[file:Writing a Topic Sentence.docx]]
 * Parts of a Paragraph
 * Types of Paragraphs
 * Writing Effective Paragraphs
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Adding Details to Paragraphs
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Gathering Details
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Organizing Details
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Refining Your Details
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Turning Paragraphs into Essays
 * **<span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt;">Descriptive and Narrative Writing **
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Character Sketch
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">"Tough Times" poem
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 18pt; line-height: 36px;">**Three-paragraph Essays**
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 36px;">"Most Important" Essay
 * <span style="font-family: Verdana,Geneva,sans-serif; font-size: 16pt;">Research Paper